SEOUL, South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases stayed in the 2,000s Saturday, though authorities kept tight vigilance with the extension of tough virus curbs ahead of back-to-back extended weekends later this month.The country reported 2,248 new COVID-19…
Day: October 2, 2021
46 soldiers at border unit infected with coronavirus: ministry
SEOUL, Forty-six soldiers at an Army unit located just south of the inter-Korean border have tested positive for COVID-19, the defense ministry said Saturday.Of the cases, 41, or 89 percent, were vaccine breakthrough infections.The report of the cluste…
Seoul stocks likely to face volatility next week: analysts
SEOUL, South Korean stocks are likely to face volatility next week amid concerns about energy shortages in China, as well as lingering uncertainties over the bond yield rates in the United States, analysts said Saturday.The benchmark Korea Composite St…
U.S., S. Korea, Japan hold talks on N. Korean missile threats: Pentagon
WASHINGTON, Defense officials from South Korea, Japan and the United States held talks Friday to discuss North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, the U.S. Department of Defense said.The trilateral talks follow a series of missile launches by North Ko…
U.S. remains prepared to discuss ‘full range of issues’ with N. Korea: Psaki
WASHINGTON, White House press secretary Jenn Psaki on Friday reiterated U.S. commitment to engage with North Korea, saying the U.S. is prepared to discuss a “full range of issues” with the North.Psaki made the remark after North Korean leader Kim Jong-…
BTS-Coldplay collaboration ‘My Universe’ debuts at No. 3 on British Official Singles Chart
SEOUL, “My Universe,” the collaboration single by K-pop sensation BTS and British rock band Coldplay, has debuted at No. 3 on the British Official Singles Chart Top 100, on par with two previous highest rankings for the South Korean group.The song, whi…
Incheon airport’s daily passenger number drops below 10,000 in Sept.
SEOUL, The number of daily passengers at Incheon International Airport, South Korea’s main gateway, dropped below 10,000 last month, data showed Saturday, apparently due to fewer-than-usual travelers during the Chuseok holiday, the Korean autumn harves…
Civic group calls for lifting anti-N. Korea sanctions, resuming Kaesong complex
SEOUL, A civic group advocating for national reunification called Saturday for the lifting of South Korea’s standalone sanctions against North Korea and the resumption of a now-shuttered joint industrial complex to pave the way for a thaw in cross-bord…
US, South Korea Split on North Korea Sanctions
WASHINGTON — Analysts say that as North Korea advances its weapons systems while it rejects the Biden administration’s offer for talks, there are growing signs of a potentially destabilizing rift between Washington and Seoul on whether to ease sanction…
Seoul mayor grilled by prosecutors over allegations of election law violation
SEOUL, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon was summoned by prosecutors on Saturday for questioning about allegations that he spread false information during his mayoral by-election campaign in April.Oh arrived at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office around…